Natixis is the international corporate, investment, insurance and financial services arm of Groupe BPCE, the 2nd-largest banking group in France with 35 million clients spread over two retail banking networks, Banque Populaire and Caisse d'Epargne. With more than 16,000 employees, Natixis has a number of areas of expertise that are organized into three main business lines: Corporate & Investment Banking, Investment Solutions & Insurance, and Specialized Financial Services. A global player, Natixis has its own client base of companies, financial institutions and institutional investors as well as the client base of individuals, professionals and small and medium-size businesses of Groupe BPCE's banking networks. Listed on the Paris stock exchange, it has a solid financial base with a CET1 capital under Basel 3(1) of €12.7 billion, a Basel 3 CET1 Ratio (1) of 11,2% and quality long-term ratings (Standard & Poor's: A / Moody's: A2 / Fitch Ratings: A). (1) Based on CRR-CRD4 rules published on June 26, 2013, including the Danish compromise - no phase-in except for DTAs on loss carry-forwards. Figures as at December 31, 2015 ----- For over 20 years, Natixis Private Equity (NPE) has been one of the main pillars of the French private equity market, its unique economic model focused entirely on SMEs (enterprise value). NPE supports and finances from their inception, all NPE funds and is always the leading subscriber on behalf of third-party investors. Natixis Private Equity has 20 teams in Europe (Spain, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Netherlands) and on the extremely high potential markets (Brazil, China, India, Singapore and United States) and has a portfolio of 695 investments.